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Erasmus MC - Sophia Children’s Hospital

In research, Erasmus MC - Sophia Children’s Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#2,080 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#2,517 of 11,982 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#4,647 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health — Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health is 11.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,296
of 28,054 · #5,223 all time
Rank in Netherlands
#63
of 237
Research works
3.4k
▼ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
128k
37.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
47%
world 28%

What is Erasmus MC - Sophia Children’s Hospital known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
MedicineField #2,080 of 10,443 23.0%279 #1429
Health SciencesDomain #2,517 of 11,982 23.7%306 #1577
Life SciencesDomain #4,647 of 7,800 23.0%60 #2927

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Erasmus MC - Sophia Children’s Hospital sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Medicine#1,429 #2,080
  2. Health Sciences#1,577 #2,517
  3. Life Sciences#2,927 #4,647
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Erasmus MC - Sophia Children’s Hospital specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health takes 11.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthSubfield · 35.9 works12×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.75× its world share, 38 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.94× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.81× its world share, 12 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.01× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.11× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.17× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.52× its world share, 16 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.56× its world share, 279 worksMedicineNursing: 5.16× its world share, 10 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.21× its world share, 15 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Erasmus MC - Sophia Children’s Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Henriëtte A. Moll, Monique van Dijk and Dick Tibboel lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Erasmus MC - Sophia Children’s Hospital.

  1. 1 Henriëtte A. Moll Netherlands · #30,996 worldwide 396 citations · 48 works
  2. 2 Monique van Dijk Netherlands · #46,570 worldwide 212 citations · 45 works
  3. 3 Dick Tibboel Netherlands · #59,155 worldwide 679 citations · 175 works
  4. 4 Sabine M.P.F. de Muinck Keizer‐Schrama Netherlands · #82,706 worldwide 253 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 Jan van der Ende Netherlands · #123,546 worldwide 234 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 Ronald de Groot Netherlands · #174,132 worldwide 84 citations · 39 works
  7. 7 Johanna C. Escher Netherlands · #183,050 worldwide 91 citations · 30 works
  8. 8 Stenvert L. S. Drop Netherlands · #195,362 worldwide 89 citations · 30 works
  9. 9 Rob Pieters Netherlands · #221,168 worldwide 329 citations · 94 works
  10. 10 Koen F. M. Joosten Netherlands · #247,235 worldwide 66 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Erasmus MC - Sophia Children’s Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Erasmus MC - Sophia Children’s Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Genetics, Neurodevelopmental Outcomes, Preterm Infants, Inflammation, Genetic Mutations, Adolescents and Pulmonary Hypertension.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology49▲ 3.0×85 topics
  2. Inflammation25▲ 2.9×51 topics
  3. Genetics20▲ 7.0×16 topics
  4. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes18▲ 24×6 topics
  5. Preterm Infants18▲ 35×4 topics
  6. Genetic Mutations14▲ 8.1×17 topics
  7. Adolescents14▲ 9.3×7 topics
  8. Pulmonary Hypertension14▲ 24×3 topics
  9. Treatment14▲ 2.8×33 topics
  10. Critical Care13▲ 14×8 topics
  11. Respiratory Distress Syndrome13▲ 38×2 topics
  12. Diagnosis12▲ 3.1×27 topics
  13. Management12▲ 3.6×20 topics
  14. Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia11▲ 43×2 topics
  15. Lung Stem Cells11▲ 48×1 topic
  16. Surfactant Proteins11▲ 48×1 topic
  17. Prenatal Diagnosis10▲ 17×6 topics
  18. Pain Management10▲ 10×8 topics
  19. Psychological Interventions9▲ 17×4 topics
  20. Cognitive Function9▲ 12×6 topics
  21. Rehabilitation9▲ 5.6×10 topics
  22. Executive Functioning9▲ 17×2 topics
  23. Mechanical Ventilation8▲ 17×2 topics
  24. Fetal Development8▲ 20×3 topics
  25. Microbiota8▲ 8.6×3 topics
  26. Preterm Birth7▲ 28×2 topics
  27. Neural Crest7▲ 47×2 topics
  28. Intensive Care Unit7▲ 14×4 topics
  29. Mutation Analysis7▲ 23×2 topics
  30. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation7▲ 22×2 topics
  31. Chronic Pain7▲ 7.5×4 topics
  32. Pregnancy7▲ 7.9×7 topics
  33. Pulmonary Infections6▲ 28×2 topics
  34. Cystic Fibrosis6▲ 23×2 topics
  35. Congenital Heart Disease6▲ 19×3 topics
  36. Fetal Surgery6▲ 29×3 topics
  37. Bronchiectasis6▲ 53×1 topic
  38. CFTR6▲ 53×1 topic
  39. Family-Centered Care6▲ 34×1 topic
  40. Infant Mortality6▲ 34×1 topic

Which research topics does Erasmus MC - Sophia Children’s Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Neonatal Respiratory Health Research, Infant Development and Preterm Care, Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances and Craniofacial Disorders and Treatments.

Neonatal Respiratory Hea…11Neonatal Respiratory Health Research: 11 fractional worksInfant Development and P…6Infant Development and Preterm Care: 6 fractional worksCystic Fibrosis Research Advances: 6 fractional worksCraniofacial Disorders and Treatments: 6 fractional worksPediatric Pain Managemen…6Pediatric Pain Management Techniques: 6 fractional worksCongenital Heart Disease Studies: 6 fractional worksCongenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies: 5 fractional worksCleft Lip and Palate Res…5Cleft Lip and Palate Research: 5 fractional worksClinical Nutrition and Gastroenterology: 5 fractional worksChildhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life: 4 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicinePediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthGeneticsEpidemiology2 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 11 works
  2. 2 Infant Development and Preterm Care Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 6 works
  3. 3 Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 6 works
  4. 4 Craniofacial Disorders and Treatments Genetics 6 works
  5. 5 Pediatric Pain Management Techniques Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 6 works
  6. 6 Congenital Heart Disease Studies Epidemiology 6 works
  7. 7 Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies Surgery 5 works
  8. 8 Cleft Lip and Palate Research Genetics 5 works
  9. 9 Clinical Nutrition and Gastroenterology Nutrition and Dietetics 5 works
  10. 10 Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 4 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available46.7%not open53.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.1%domestic only70.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Erasmus MC - Sophia Children’s Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% lower than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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